Oceans of Slumber - Winter (Century Media)
Genre: Progressive Metal
Every so often a band like Oceans of Slumber comes along and knocks you off your feet.... Read More...
Various Artists - Metal Massacre 14 (Metal Blade)
Genre: Heavy Metal
The original series of Metal Massacre compilations are now the stuff of legend, havin... Read More...
Sourvein - Aquatic Occult (Metal Blade)
Genre: Doom/Sludge Metal
Born from a bleak period in Sourvein founder T-Roy’s life, a chapter s... Read More...
Tides From Nebula - Safehaven (Long Branch Records/Mystic)
Genre: Post-Rock
Could this be a vintage year for post-rock? With breathtaking releases from th... Read More...
Discharge - End of Days (Nuclear Blast)
Genre: D-beat/Hardcore Punk
When you’ve invented a musical genre, influenced the likes of Metallica and spawned ge... Read More...
Cult Of Luna and Julie Christmas - Mariner (Indie Recordings)
Genre: Post Metal
Cult of Luna have always been able to infuse their music with a sense of h... Read More...
Criminal - Fear Itself (Metal Blade)
Genre: Thrash Metal
Forged in Chile by frontman Anton Reisenegger, though having long boasted a British contingent an... Read More...
Aborted - Retrogore (Century Media)
Genre: Death Metal
Aborted are a prolific bunch, having racked up nine albums in 17 years. And while you might worry t... Read More...
Like Rats - II (Southern Lord)
Genre: Extreme Metal
It’s a fair bet that Like Rats like a bit of Celtic Frost - listen to the opening bars of II’s From B... Read More...
Sindrome - Resurrection - The Complete Collection (Century Media)
Genre: Thrash/Death Metal
It’s a crying shame that Sindrome never made it big, as their ... Read More...
Rich is a veteran of the heavy music scene and is widely considered one of the leading experts on doom, death and everything extreme. Rushonrock's deputy editor fulfilled the same role for HRH Mag and continues to forge a reputation as one of the UK's most informed and incisive metal writers.
